Investigates geologic
phenomena. Includes activities such as observation of regional geology
and landforms, collection of samples, and measurements and interpretation
of geologic structures. Variable hours per week.

GENERAL COURSE PURPOSE

The course is intended
to serve the needs of a college transfer student who is interested in pursuing
a career in the natural or earth sciences. Field experiences is an absolute
necessity for an earth science student as most textbook descriptions and
diagrams provide inadequate explanations or geologic materials, processes,
and the methods of obtaining geological information.

ENTRY LEVEL COMPETENCY

The student is assumed
to have had a one year introductory college course in earth or natural
sciences.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Depending on the exact
description of the course, the student should be able to do one or more
of the following:

Describe and understand
the field relations of faulted and/or folded rocks.

Measure a stratigraphic
section.

Collect and identify fossils
and date the strata in which they are found.

Make a topographic and/or
geologic map of an area.

Explain how to use a variety
of geological surveying instruments.

Reconstruct the geologic
history of rocks exposed in any outcrop.

Understand the formation
and geologic evolution of coves.

MAJOR TOPICS TO BE
COVERED

The course content
will depend on the specific purpose of the course. It will be developed
in order to implement one or more of the course objectives listed above.